Tracking excess mortality in Europe over the years

Dispersion of factors driving excess mortality across countries

Age-standardised death rates (per 100 000 population)

Road accidents

Cardio-vascular disease

Drug overuse

Violence

Suicide

Australia

Road accidents

4.0

Cardio-vascular disease

69.2

Drug overuse

5.0

Violence

0.9

Suicide

11.9

France

Road accidents

2.7

Cardio-vascular disease

61.4

Drug overuse

1.1

Violence

0.7

Suicide

11.5

Germany

Road accidents

2.6

Cardio-vascular disease

118.5

Drug overuse

1.5

Violence

0.4

Suicide

8.4

Italy

Road accidents

3.3

Cardio-vascular disease

94.6

Drug overuse

0.6

Violence

0.3

Suicide

4.3

Japan

Road accidents

1.6

Cardio-vascular disease

65.1

Drug overuse

0.2

Violence

0.2

Suicide

14.4

UK

Road accidents

1.7

Cardio-vascular disease

90.8

Drug overuse

7.4

Violence

0.3

Suicide

8.1

US

Road accidents

11.7

Cardio-vascular disease

133.0

Drug overuse

25.3

Violence

8.0

Suicide

13.6

Median, all countries

Road accidents

4.6

Cardio-vascular disease

121.7

Drug overuse

0.5

Violence

1.1

Suicide

8.3

High mortality risk

Medium mortality risk

Low mortality risk

Note: the mechanisms by which excess mortality is calculated and where the expected baseline is set varies by countries and that as such, cross country comparisons cannot be readily made.
Source: Eurostat (left), WHO Mortality Database Portal, WHO Global Health Observatory, Swiss Re Institute (right)